EP 03: How Biochemistry and Genes Impact Your Brain with Dr. Albert Mensah, MD, BCIP
Our stories are extremely powerful and contain genetic, epigenetic, and transgenerational narratives. Educating yourself with the facts surrounding accurate testing and treatment provides a powerful pathway to healing the brain and body. In my last episode, I discussed how nutrient deficiencies and overloads impact the brain and body. In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Dr. […]
EP 02: How Nutrient Deficiencies and Overloads Impact the Brain and Body
One month in, my client Amanda told me: “I had no idea my anxiety, racing thoughts, and fatigue were due to being severely undermethylated and overloaded with copper!” Her lab tests had just confirmed the underlying causes of her suffering. When Amanda first came to me for nutritional therapy counseling, she was frustrated with doctors […]
EP 01: The Power of Nutrients: How What You Eat Impacts the Way You Think, Feel, and Act
Nine months ago, Michelle was at an all-time low. She was scared, isolated, and felt hopeless about her future. Michelle told me: “I feel so defeated.” Her level of uncertainty and fatigue was higher than they’d ever been. She said that her mind was always racing and she couldn’t sleep at night. She’d left her […]
11 Signs Your Anxiety and Anger Are From Pyrrole Disorder
Anxiety, anger, and stress are a normal part of the human experience. But if you find yourself unable to tolerate even the smallest amount of stress without feeling lots of anxiety and anger, you may have a little-known stress disorder known as Pyrrole disorder. I talk about this disorder on my podcast with Dr. Judith […]
Breast Cancer, Methylation and Copper Toxicity
Breast cancer, methylation, and copper toxicity share common links: Estrogen dysregulation, endocrine disrupters, and a genetic inability to produce protective methyl groups to support the production of enzymes, hormones, and neurotransmitters (otherwise known as undermethylation). If you’ve had breast cancer or are currently struggling with this diagnosis (or have a loved one with it), then […]
Suicide Awareness: What’s killing our daughters?
Do you have a daughter? A granddaughter? Are you a woman? Has suicide impacted your life in any way? What’s killing our daughters? Growing up, I struggled terribly with depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and very poor self-worth, which manifested in the form of body image dysmorphia and a nasty eating disorder. At my core, I […]
Zinc Deficiency, Infertility and Your Child’s Mood and Behavior
Zinc deficiency can be passed on from parent to child, and it plays a critical role in fertility and gene programming alterations during pregnancy that can result in your child’s lifelong vulnerability to high oxidative stresses. As we gear up for back to school I want you to consider the #1 item you forgot to […]
Methylation Diet Tips: Eating Right for Your Biotype
In our world today, knowing what and how to eat can feel like a daunting task. And the plethora of dietary theories and dogma only serve to create more confusion and health problems. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years as a practitioner of nutritional therapy it is this: what’s good for the […]
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Facts
If you or a loved one suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), you know that anxiety and often depression accompany intrusive thoughts and habitual behaviors. Sadly, an OCD diagnosis tends to come with much emotional distress but it doesn’t have to ruin your life. Read on to understand why Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is such an […]
Depression, Anxiety and Copper Toxicity
Depression. Anxiety. Copper Toxicity. Conditions we don’t like to talk about. Conditions that are attached to a lot of guilt and shame. I get it. I’ve been there. From the time I was born, and for over 25 years, I battled with both of these conditions. I waxed. I waned. Some days were tolerable and […]
